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the driver's side door on my car has been progressively making more noise and visibly shaking on the latch when closed and encountering any sort of bump in the road. when closing the door i no longer get the definitive thump that i do from the passenger side, yet i can't see any mechanical differences between the two latches. both lock and go through their range of motion quite smoothly. the passenger side closes, latches and sounds totally normal. if my window is down and my arm is out the window(i.e. downward weight/force on the door) the movement of the door persists, but if i keep my arm inside(on the armrest) and apply outward/lateral pressure all symptoms disappear. here's what i've attempted so far: -cleaning and lubing latches on both doors(as thoroughly as possible without removing them from inside the door) with no change of results on either side -adjustment of the body-mounted half of the latch. up, down, and outward all had negative effects, and currently both sides are adjusted all the way inboard(as they were before the symptoms started) i've never had to slam the doors to close them fully, the door seals both appear to be oem in great condition(car had a fairly extensive resto in the late 90's), windows roll up/down very smoothly(door doesn't seem bent out of normal clearance). i have the rubber bumpers/stoppers that attach to the body, are there supposed to be any on the underside of the door itself? what's my next step, yall?

The door striker/latch mechanism on my 72 240's door doesnt spring back like it should. Before I take it all apart to see what's wrong, I was wondering if anyone else had ever had that problem and fixed it, so I can get a heads up on what parts I might need. A guy has a whole door handle to latch mechanism for sale on e-bay, but its from a 76, and I'm not sure if the strikers match up. Thanks for the help. DT